Some 75 percent of US adults said it is “very important” that their important health information can be easily shared between physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers, according to a survey of 1,011 adults conducted by ORC International. The Society of Participatory Medicine published the study.

“What this survey points out is that when critical health information can’t be shared across medical practices and hospitals, patients are put at risk,” Daniel Z. Sands, cofounder of the Society of Participatory Medicine, said in a statement. Read more here.